Planned Parenthood reception draws hundreds to City Park

Photo provided by Planned Parenthood -- Volunteer leader Pamela Steeg, left, and Terrence Rice, of Fulcrum Engineering, were among those honored at the Planned Parenthood reception.

Photo provided by Planned Parenthood -- Among those at the Planned Parenthood reception were, from left, Corinne Barnwell, Dawn Laguens and William Barnwell.

New Orleans native Dawn Laguens, executive vice president of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America, was the keynote speaker when the local Planned Parenthood office held a reception with the theme “Building the Foundation: Honoring Our Heroes — the Community Builders.”

Among those honored were Barre McNeely Inc. architects John Williams and Carlos Garcia, Terrence Rice, from Fulcrum Engineering, and community volunteer leader Pamela Steeg.

The reception drew about 500 people to the Pavilion of the Two Sisters in the New Orleans Botanical Garden in City Park on Nov. 12.